Two men have been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery following a June 16 carjacking at gunpoint.

Police said Edward Mercado, 23, and Ruben Galindo, 24, were arrested on Wednesday and Friday respectively after a couple reported their car was stolen on the 1500 block of Diego Rivera Drive in East El Paso.

According to an El Paso Police Department news release, two men, one wielding a knife the other a handgun, approached the victims and stole the vehicle.

Auto Theft Task Force officers later spotted the vehicle and notified the Pebble Hills tactical officers who were investigating the case.

On Wednesday, tactical officers arrested the driver Mercado and recovered the stolen vehicle and the gun they believe was used in the robbery. Late Friday night, the Tac officers found Galindo and placed him under arrest.

Ruben Galindo(Photo11: Courtesy of EPPD)

Both Mercado and Galindo have been booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. Mercado is facing charges of aggravated robbery, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance, with bond coming to $81,000. Galindo is facing charges of aggravated robbery, theft and various traffic warrants with bond coming to $78,800.